sweat

1[uncountable]drops of liquid that appear on the surface of your skin when you are hot, sick, or afraidsynonymperspirationbeads of sweatShe wiped the sweat from her face.By the end of the game, the sweat was pouring off him.Their bodies were soaked in sweat.see alsosweaty

2[usually singular]the state of being covered with sweatI woke up in a sweat.She completed the routine without even working up a sweat.He breaks out in a sweat just at the thought of flying.He started having night sweats.see alsocold sweat

hard work

3[uncountable]hard work or effort(literary)She achieved success by the sweat of her brow(= by working very hard).

clothes

4sweats[plural](informal)a sweatsuit or sweatpantsI hung around the house all day in my sweats.